Judd Apatow: Why I didn't share my Golden Globe news

"I thought it would be rude to make it all about me," Judd Apatow said about the "Bridesmaids" Golden Globe nomination.

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Judd Apatow held back when it came to boasting about the feat to his family

"Today was my daughter Maude's 14th birthday," he said

"I'll celebrate tomorrow when it's daddy's time to shine," he said

After working on "Bridesmaids" for "half a decade," Judd Apatow had every right to be proud that the movie he produced was nominated for a Golden Globe.

But despite calling the acknowledgment a "very exciting thrill," Apatow, 44, held back when it came to boasting about the feat to his family.

"Today was my daughter Maude's 14th birthday, so I didn't tell anyone in my family about the nomination," the doting dad told PEOPLE shortly after nominations were announced Thursday. "I didn't want to distract from our morning festivities. I thought it would be rude to make it all about me."

But that doesn't mean the producer -- whose film is nominated for best motion picture, comedy or musical -- is about to brush off the nod.

"I'll celebrate tomorrow when it's daddy's time to shine," Apatow said with a laugh. "The nomination is completely unexpected. It's very fun."